In a strange piece of synchronicity, no doubt specifically designed to annoy me, Anton Corbijn’s biopic of Ian Curtis Control (www.controlthemovie.com) is showing at the Wellington Film Festival (link) on the same night as ATOMIC. So, as I put the needle down on the first record of the evening at 9pm, no doubt many of you will be settling into your seats at the Embassy with some popcorn. You can make a night of it though, by coming along afterwards, or you can just come down to Atomic & skive off work the following Monday afternoon to see the movie then. Your choice!

Here’s the tracklist for the first 24 Hour Party People mixtape (CD actually). I’ll have a few to give away on Saturday night, so if you want one, just come up & ask.

Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
Franz Ferdinand – All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
Pigeon Detectives – I Found Out
Dirty Pretty Things – Doctors And Dealers
Pull Tiger Tail – Let’s Lightning
The Rakes – Binary Love
The Research – I Love You But…
The Rapture – Whoo! Alright-Yeah…Uh Huh
The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control (Soulwax Nite Version)
Klaxons – Golden Skans
Little Man Tate – House Party At Boothy’s
The Fratelli’s – Chelsea Dagger
Maxïmo Park – Our Velocity
The View – Wasted Little DJ’s
We Are Scientists – It’s A Hit
Interpol – The Heinrich Maneuver (forthcoming single from new album)
Art Brut – Nag Nag Nag Nag
LCD Soundsystem – No Love Lost (live Joy Division cover)
Camera Obscura – Let’s Get Out of This Country

Cheers, Bill

In more Joy Division related news, here’s a trailer for the forthcoming Ian Curtis biopic Control, directed by Anton Corbijn (with French subtitles).